What churches are doing to teach the true meaning of Christmas. Parade night should be warm, maybe a little wet. Gas prices dip again. Local ER doctors make finale of Amazing Race. Later today: Bartow County Jail reports

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What three local churches are doing to help keep kids focused on the true meaning of Christmas -Representatives from Rome First United Methodist Church, Pleasant Valley South Baptist Church and Trinity United Methodist Church offer examples, tips. Local gas prices dip again after Thanksgiving; lowest price appears to be in Cedartown ($3.05 a gallon).   Dec. 8:  Our Lady of Guadalupe celebration returns to St. Mary's, The Forum NAIA's final four collide Saturday; winners face off in Rome Dec. 21. ER doctors with local ties on The Amazing Race still in the hunt.   Ware Mechanical forecast: -50% rain chance today with a high of 57. Even warmer Wednesday, Thursday: 71 degrees.   Today's jail reports.

Chick-Fil-A Dwarf House Sports Report    John McClellan's high school playoff picks: -John's s  tate semifinal high school forecast for this weekend   Norman Arey's Norman's No Nos, conference title losers. Coming this Friday.   Links to latest updates from Berry, Shorter, Georgia Northwestern and Georgia Highlands.

Your  Ware Mechanical forecast: -Monday: 50% rain chance, high of 57; slight chance of rain on parade night in Rome. -Get your three-day forecast and updated weather links at  Hometown Headlines.

Hometown Headlines Radio Edition 7-9 a.m. weekdays. Listen live online atwrga.streamon.fm  -Please join our guests Monday  including: -Floyd Medical Center on Heyman HospiceCare's Love Light Tree. -Greg Howard, Berry Student Enterprises, on Candles & Carols, Dec. 6-7